ASDC | ARCSIX_Dropsondes_LaRC-G3_Data

ARCSIX Level 2

Entry Title: ARCSIX LaRC G-III Dropsonde Data

Entry ID: ARCSIX_Dropsondes_LaRC-G3_Data_1

Field Campaigns

Description

ARCSIX_Dropsondes_LaRC-G3_Data is the dropsonde data collected onboard the LaRC G-III aircraft during the Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction EXperiment (ARCSIX) campaign. Data from the Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling System (AVAPS) is featured in this collection. Data collection for this product is complete.

The ARCSIX campaign is a NASA field investigation aimed at quantifying the contributions of surface properties, clouds, aerosol particles, and precipitation to the Arctic summer surface radiation budget and sea ice melt during the early melt season. Based out of Greenland, ARCSIX completed two deployments from May – June 2024 and July - August 2024 utilizing the NASA P-3B, LaRC G-III, and SPEC-Learjet aircraft. The P-3B was equipped with in situ and remote sensing payloads to acquire measurements of aerosols, cloud, and radiation properties. The high-flying LaRC G-III was equipped with remote sensing instrumentation, including the HALO, and HSRL, along with the AVAPS dropsonde system. The SPEC-Learjet acquired measurements of cloud microphysics. Data were also collected at the Thule High Arctic Atmospheric Observatory (THAAO) in Pituffik, Greenland. The primary objective of ARCSIX was to enhance long-term space-based monitoring and predictive capabilities of Arctic sea ice, cloud, and aerosols by validating and improving remote sensing algorithms and model parameterizations in the Arctic. ARCSIX science questions focused on examining the impact of the predominant summer Arctic cloud types on the radiative surface energy budget, what processes control the evolution and maintenance of the predominant cloud types in the summertime Arctic, and how do the two-way interactions between surface properties and atmospheric forcings affect sea ice evolution?

DOI

10.5067/SUBORBITAL/ARCSIX/DATA001/G3/Dropsondes_1

Citation Styles for this Dataset

Resources and Documentation

Earthdata Forum

PROJECT HOME PAGE

ARCSIX Project Home Page

ARCSIX ESPO Home Page

NILU FLEXPART Data Access

NILU FLEXPART Black Carbon Aerosol Data Access

NILU FLEXPART Dust Aerosol Data Access

Alert Station, Canadian Aerosol Baseline Measurement Program

Villum Research Station

CleanCloud Field Campaign

Thule High Arctic Atmospheric Observatory (THAAO), Pituffik, Greenland

Thule High Arctic Atmospheric Observatory (THAAO), Pituffik, Greenland ARCSIX Data Quicklooks

AERONET Maritime Aerosol Network (MAN) Kronprins Haakon

AERONET Maritime Aerosol Network (MAN) Oden

AERONET Maritime Aerosol Network (MAN) Polarstern

AERONET Maritime Aerosol Network (MAN) Oceania

GEOEO (North Greenland Earth-Ocean-Ecosystem Observatory) North of Greenland 2024 Expedition (Oden): Expedition Report

GEOEO (North Greenland Earth-Ocean-Ecosystem Observatory) North of Greenland 2024 Expedition Infrastructure Data

GEOEO (North Greenland Earth-Ocean-Ecosystem Observatory) North of Greenland 2024 Expedition Meteorological, Oceanographic and Ship Data

Norwegian Polar Institute Arctic Ocean 2024 Cruise Expedition Report

Norwegian Polar Institute Arctic Ocean 2024 Cruise Expedition Data

Polarstern Expedition PS144 (Polarstern)

IceBird 2024 Expedition Report

IceBird Program

Ice Mass Balance Buoys 2024 (Buoys 2024J through 2024R associated with ARCSIX)

Snow Thickness and Temperature Observation System (SnoTATOS) snow depth and surface melt observations from the 2024 Arctic Radiation Cloud Aerosol Surface Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX) campaign, Lincoln Sea

EarthCARE (Satellite Validation and Overpasses During ARCSIX)

ICESat-2 (Satellite Validation and Overpasses During ARCSIX)

MODIS (Satellite Validation and Overpasses During ARCSIX)

PACE (Satellite Validation and Overpasses During ARCSIX)

PREFIRE (Satellite Validation and Overpasses During ARCSIX)

LVISF1B: LVIS Facility L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V001

LVISF2: LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001

LVIS: Phase One Camera (high altitude) L1A Geotagged Images V001

LVIS: Canon Cameras LVIS L1A Geotagged Images V001

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PUBLICATIONS

ARCSIX White Paper

NASA Mission Flies Over Arctic to Study Sea Ice Melt Causes

From GCMD Science Keywords:

WIND DIRECTION > SURFACE WINDS
WIND SPEED > SURFACE WINDS
STATIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY > HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

ICARTT , NetCDF-4 , PNG

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: 36.65, N: 85.87), (W: -108.39, E: 2.79)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GREENLAND NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TROPOSPHERE

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2024-05-28 - 2024-08-18

Platforms

Jet

G-III

Gulfstream III

AVAPS

Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems

Metadata Dates

Last updated on 2025-09-08